They have been likened to guardian angels watching over drivers, so it’s little surprise that dashboard mounted cameras – dashcams – have become the most in-demand gadgets with British drivers. But how do you choose the best dashcam, with all the options available on the market? The pocket-size video cameras can record the world […]
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Winter Car Checks – 8 Simple Steps to Get Your Car Ready for Winter
Winter 2018/2019 is expected to be the coldest in 10 years (according to the latest predictions from weather forecasters) and snow weather warnings are already in place across much of the UK. Here are some winter car checks that you can make to get your car ready for winter and reduce your chances of breaking […]
What’s to be done about potholes?
What creates potholes? You can tell a lot about a country based on the state of its roads. Britain’s are now becoming increasingly worse. Due to the terrible cold weather, potholes are becoming more evident. They’re ruining the road surfaces and causing damage to vehicles. Water falls through cracks in the road, freezes and then […]
Why is Car Insurance For Young People So Expensive?
For young drivers, the cost of insurance is excruciatingly high, with the average cost being around £2,100 a year. When compared to around £500 for the average policy in the UK this is a four-fold increase. With the prices not expected to fall anytime soon you may be thinking, why is car insurance for young […]
What to do when an emergency vehicle approaches
An ambulance is approaching behind you, sounding its sirens. What do you do? Do you pull over into a bus lane? Do you risk it and drive through red lights? What about braking harshly or swerving out of the way in panic? We’ve all been in that situation – a momentary panic. According to Birmingham […]
Potholes, puddles, kissing and kerbs – our life in cars
How much do you love your car? Let’s put it another way: do you love your car enough to spend three years in it? Possibly not, but that’s the amount of time the average Brit will pass in their car during a motoring lifetime. In those 1080 days, we’ll stall the engine, scoff more sandwiches, […]